“### 1. OpenTable – flexible booking and cancellation policies”
“OpenTable allows restaurants to create custom booking policies for particular dates, days and time periods.”
“Its custom policy system is particularly interesting because you can define both time restrictions and party-size restrictions.”
“Excellent combination of party-size and time-specific policies”
“SevenRooms | Available for secured bookings | Available for prepaid experiences | Check configuration | Check configuration”
“### 2. Tock – excellent for tiered deposits”
“Tock is particularly interesting if you want sophisticated deposit structures.”
“Best documented tiered deposit and card-hold functionality”
“### 3. ResDiary – excellent for table and time management”
“ResDiary is worth considering if your priority is managing table utilisation and booking restrictions.”
“Particularly strong table-management and time-slot restrictions”
“One distinction: ResDiary's documented table-management rules are not necessarily the same as payment-rule flexibility. I'd verify the exact deposit and card-guarantee configuration separately.”
“### 4. Toast Tables – excellent combination of party-size and time-based rules”
“Toast has a particularly useful rule architecture.”
“You create a deposit rule and then attach it to specific schedules, shifts and dining areas.”
“Toast's cancellation-fee feature is currently documented as being in open beta.”
“Important: Check Toast's availability and payment-processing support in Germany before considering it. Feature availability in one market doesn't guarantee availability in another.”
“4. viteunetable.comCredit card holds for restaurant reservations: guide | ViteUneTableHow credit card holds work for restaurant reservations: holds vs deposits vs prepaid bookings, when you can charge a no-show fee, and how to tell your guests.”